I recently started reading George Muller’s Autobiography and I have come to a startling conclusion… I must sell all I have and truly depend on the Lord for every need. I have had this stirring in my heart for some time and the Lord has been graciously leading me up to this moment but just a little while ago it was confirmed yet again.
At least two of my squad mates are literally selling everything that they own before going on the World Race, and I just finished the book Radical which has also encouraged this idea.
I have had the conviction that I should do this for a while and even started looking into putting my prized Disney DVD collection for sale on e-bay. In my selfishness I thought well maybe I’ll keep them for my kids one day. I even rationalized, “hey these are the movies I grew up with.” After having several moments like these, and reading words from the Lord on the subject in the Bible I still ignored the Lord pulling at my heart-strings to sacrafice everything for Him.
After reading George Muller, the Lord broke me and I am ready to give up my earthly possessions to gain an eternal reward. Mr. Muller talked of his conviction that he should give up his salary and begin to simply ask that if a person would like to give, they could do so. He continued syaing…
“My wife and I had the grace to take the Lord’s commandment in Luke 12:33 literally, “sell that ye have, and give alms.” We never regretted taking that step. God blessed us abundantly as He taught us to trust in Him alone. When we were down to our last few shillings, we told Him about our needs and depended on Him to provide. He never failed us.”
May my faith be grown from the small mustard seed into the mountain of faith that the Mullers have. My heart would do very ggod to learn from them and to trust in God alone. I need to no longer trust in my own strength because I fail, but the Lord does not! Praise the Lord!
